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After a string of unsuccessful
releases in the late sixties/early seventies with the band Northern
Lights, it looked like Tina Charles was never going to hit the
big time.
She soon went solo, and worked as a vocalist on a series of Top of the Pops cover records. By 1975, Charles had re-teamed with Martin Jay, her partner from Northern Lights as the newly formed duo Airbus. Their debut single was supposed to be Bye Love - but this was swapped with the B-Side I'm On Fire as well as a name change to 5000 Volts. The song became a worldwide
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The single reached Number 1 on
the UK charts and was a minor success on the US charts
Other hit singles followed including Love Me Like a Lover, Dance Lady Dance and Dr Love. In total, Charles spent 42 weeks on the 1976 UK charts. In 1977, she recorded two more albums - Rendezvous and Heart 'N Soul, resulting in three hit singles Rendezvous, Love Bug and Sweets for My Sweet By 1978, Charles' star was on
the decline, but she still managed the smash I'll Go Where Your Music Takes
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